Shots Fired At UT Campus In Austin, Police Have Confirmed Second Shooting Suspect

BREAKING NEWS

A reporter for the University of Texas newspaper “The Daily Texan” is telling media outlets there is a “second confirmed suspect” in Tuesday morning’s shooting incident on the University of Texas campus at Austin.

Clare Cardona said she received confirmation of the existence of a second armed suspect from a “university police spokesman.”

The second shooter was reportedly barricaded in the Calhoun academic building. The Calhoun building is just west of the Perry-Castaneda Library, where the initial shooting occurred just after 8 a.m.

The first shooter has been confirmed as having killed himself on the library’s sixth floor after firing a number of shots inside the library building. No shots were fired outside and no students have been reported injured.

According to a text message received from a UT student, the first shooter was a male, dressed in business attire and wearing a mask. There is no immediate description of the second suspect.

In a message sent out to UT students moments ago, University of Texas President Bill Powers said all classes have been cancelled.

“In the interest of keeping you up to date on the current emergency, I want you to know that the campus remains locked down. All students, faculty, staff, and visitors should stay indoors and continue to follow instructions (from loudspeakers, email, text messages, and uniformed police officers). You will be notified when the situation becomes stable,” Powers’ message said. “The armed suspect is dead. No other injuries have been reported. All organized classes for today, Sept. 28, are cancelled.”

Officers dressed in SWAT gear have been seen deploying and unloading armored vehicles near the site of the shooting.